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Johnny Garcia Highlight
Everybody has great ideas, but that doesn’t mean that great idea is going to get you anywhere. The key to being successful isn’t about having a great idea, it’s about how you implement it.
About Johnny
- I grew up working on the cotton farms of Lubbock, Texas with my family.
- My early dream was to become an astronomer, but I realized that the lack of jobs would make pursuing this career very difficult.
- After high school, I attended Texas Tech University in order to play baseball, but when that didn’t work out, I dropped out and joined the Navy.
- While in the Navy, I took classes online to complete my degree in computer information systems.
- After spending five years in the military, I decided not to reenlist—got a job working in engineering simulations.
- At the time, I didn’t know anything about engineering, so I kept going to school to earn an MBA and a PhD in engineering—moved my way up until I was the chief technologist of the whole company.
- I was encouraged by my former boss to start my own company—I risked everything and ended up quitting my job, mortgaging my house, and spending my life savings to start it.
- In 2007, I launched SimIs, Inc. offering information security consulting and engineering services to various clients including Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. Government.
